Want to name that bridge? Now’s your chance
What is that new Willamette River bridge going to be called? Starting this morning, the citizens’ committee appointed to decide is asking for ideas.
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TriMet to promote visibility during annual ‘Be seen Be safe’ campaign
TriMet promotional photo. The days are getting shorter and that means more of our travel trips are being made in low-light and dark conditions. In an effort to promote visibility, TriMet is gearing up for their annual — and award-winning — “Be Seen. Be Safe” promotional campaign. The idea behind the effort, says TriMet, is … Read more
Via Reddit, man shares account of being hit by MAX train
TriMet released this image of the man who was hit and the operator who came to his aid. A man posted on Reddit this morning about his harrowing experience of being struck by a MAX train. He said it happened at a station somewhere near the northeast Portland/Gresham border and that his use of headphones … Read more
Complaints about TriMet operators using phones behind the wheel plunge 85%
TriMet’s stepped-up rules that forbid the use of electronic devices while driving seem to be working, though some of the transit agency’s operators still seem to flout the rule.
Surveying the SE light rail construction detours: How are you coping?
It’s a mess out there. This view is looking east from the 99E viaduct onto SE Division Place.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) With two weeks to go for a set of major construction-related detours in Southeast Portland, they’re continuing to be a major hassle for all road users. We went out to survey the situation yesterday … Read more
TriMet steps up efforts to keep panniers and buckets off bus racks
TriMet says its drivers are temporarily emphasizing a longstanding rule that bikes loaded on its bus racks ares supposed to be stripped of bulky accessories before boarding.
Major new pro-transit advocacy group prepares to launch in Portland
A new nonprofit advocacy group is setting out to be public transportation’s answer to the Bicycle Transportation Alliance.
Forthcoming mobile app helps plan ‘bike + transit’ trips
A new, free iPhone app that lets you plan crosstown trips that combine transit, personal bicycle and bikeshare is preparing to launch in Portland, its creator says.
With $400,000 grant, TriMet will try audible turn warning system (again)
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) TriMet is once again looking at technology to improve street safety when their buses make turns. Last week, the agency announced a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant of $400,000 to test three turn warning systems for possible integration with their fleet. TriMet first looked into an audible turn-warning systems for their … Read more
TriMet detour near OMSI will come with permanent bike traffic improvement
Map of SE Water Ave just north of OMSI in the central eastside. TriMet plans to install a left-turn box for bicycle traffic as part of their light rail project.(Turn box graphic: TriMet)
ODOT, TriMet team up for new fence on I-205 path at Gateway
The new fence will help separate the path on the left from the transit center on the right. ODOT, TriMet and the Portland Police Bureau Transit Police Division have teamed up on a project that will install a new fence along the I-205 multi-use path at the Gateway Transit Center. According to ODOT, the six-foot … Read more
The Oregonian exposes ‘culture of exhaustion’ among TriMet operators
Sunday’s front page. On Sunday, The Oregonian published a major front page story on the issue of driver fatigue at TriMet. The report was the result of an eight month investigation into driving records and the findings are quite disconcerting to say the least. As someone who regularly shares the road just inches from buses … Read more